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Falcon loses to Pueblo County in 4A semifinals, falls to fourth round consolation game
Falcon’s road to its first-ever baseball championship went from tough to arduous after its semifinals game with Pueblo County. And Falcon coach Brandon Stegman smiled Saturday as he showed no worries toward their upcoming elimination game after an 11-6 loss to Pueblo County, which advanced to next week’s 4A title contest. “What a great challenge…
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Tickets available for Air Force Academy class of 2026 graduation ceremony
Tickets are now available to community members for the class of 2026 U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony on May 28 at Falcon Stadium. The graduating class will mark the academy’s 68th commencement ceremony, where more than 900 cadets will commission as officers in the Air Force and Space Force. Vice President JD Vance will serve as the speaker for the…
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Air Force Academy’s first graduate marks the opening of the visitor center
During a ceremony on May 15, the top graduate in the Air Force Academy’s first class celebrated the window the new visitor center will open into academy life. “We welcome the opening of this window for the casual, curious drop-in,” said Retired Lt. Gen. Bradley Hosmer. The visitor center focuses on the cadet experience, with…
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Hegseth announces nominee for Air Force Academy superintendent
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced last week that Maj. Gen. Paul Moga has been nominated to be the next superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy. Moga could replace Superintendent Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, who requested to retire early this summer. Moga’s nomination requires a Senate vote. The off-cycle departure means the superintendent and his…
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Local Astronaut Nichole Ayers says Artemis II mission is important step toward moon return
As NASA sent four astronauts on a journey around the moon on Wednesday, one Colorado Springs native knows well how complex, but also fun, blasting into space is. A Woodland Park High School and Air Force Academy graduate, Astronaut and Air Force Maj. Nichole Ayers considers Colorado Springs and Divide to be home. She’s flown…
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Local Astronaut Nichole Ayers says Artemis II mission is important step toward moon return
As NASA sent four astronauts on a journey around the moon last week, one Woodland Park High School graduate knows well how complex, but also fun, blasting into space is. A WPHS and Air Force Academy graduate, Astronaut and Air Force Maj. Nichole Ayers has flown everything from T-38 training aircraft to F-22 fighter jets…
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Monument company tapped to build latest Air Force Academy satellite
A local company is going to help build an Air Force Academy satellite operated by cadets. The Department of Defense on Thursday approved a $17.7 million contract with Monument-based Geneva Technologies to build and test FalconSAT-11. The company will push the satellite’s bus, the chassis, through the design, assembly, integration and test phases. Work should…
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Monument company tapped to build latest Air Force Academy satellite
A local company is going to help build an Air Force Academy satellite operated by cadets. The Department of Defense on Thursday approved a $17.7 million contract with Monument-based Geneva Technologies to build and test FalconSAT-11. The company will push the satellite’s bus, the chassis, through the design, assembly, integration and test phases. Work should…
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Sports economy in Colorado Springs primed to grow with possible new 130-acre complex
The Colorado Springs sports sector experienced some ups and downs throughout 2025, but by and large, it was healthy, according to a panel of four local experts discussing the first annual sports economy report. The local landscape, however, is missing a key piece of infrastructure that would make the region a landmark destination for sports…
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World War II aircraft to fly over Air Force-Army football game at halftime
Not even a government shutdown can ground the Army Air Corps ahead of the Air Force versus Army football game on Saturday. No, that’s not a typo. Even though the planned flyover by the Air Force and Army, involving modern aircraft and the Air Force Academy’s Wings of Blue parachute team, was canceled because of…